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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kingston upon Thames 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Tuberculosis.
Cases of tuberculosis are dealt with by the South West
Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, and by the Surrey
County Conucil. Your Medical Officer and the Chest Physician
and his staff work closely together and with the Surrey County
Councilo Each case notified is visited by an officer of
the Public Health Department, and all contacts are advised
to consult the Chest Physician,, The efficiency of notification
is good and there have been no cases of wilful neglect or
refusal to notify.
The following table shows comparative figures of notified cases and deaths for the years 1943 to 1953 (inclusive)
| Year | Cases Notified | Deaths | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Total | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Total | ||
| 1943 | 63 | 8 | 71 | 25 | 1 | 26 | |
| 1944 | 56 | 11 | 67 | 19 | 4 | 23 | |
| 1945 | 41 | 12 | 53 | 19 | 7 | 26 | |
| 1946 | 41 | 9 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 13 | |
| 1947 | 43 | 3 | 46 | 17 | 4 | 21 | |
| 1948 | 55 | 3 | 58 | 22 | 2 | 24 | |
| 1949 | 40 | 6 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
| 1950 | 37 | 11 | 48 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 1951 | 38 | 9 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 13 | |
| 1952 | 43 | 2 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1953 | 37 | 5 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
(Note - An analysis of the total notified
cases during 1953 in age groups is shown
on the following page).
The ratio of non-notified cases to total deaths for 1953
and the preceding four years is as follows:-
1249 1950 1951 1952 1953
1: 11 1:6 1:3 1:2 1:5